Naira gains N22, trades at N1,564/$1 in official window

The Naira recovered marginally against the American dollar on Thursday.

Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the local currency gained N22 to trade N1,564/$1, down from N1,586/$1 it traded on Wednesday.

The intra-day high and low recorded during the day were N1,600/$1 and N1,515/$1 respectively, representing a very lean spread of N85/$1.

However, the Naira lost N2 against the dollar at the parallel section of the forex market to trade N1,602/$1 as against the N1,600/$1 it traded the previous day.

The Naira, however, gained N15 against the British Pound to trade N2,080/£1 as against the previous N2,065/£1.

The Canadian dollar continues to close flat against the naira to trade at N1,200.

The Naira also lost N5 against the Euro to trade N1,725/€1 as against the previous N1,720/€1.

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